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Explore the rise of popular politics, the decline of notables, the influence of political machines, and the democratic revolution that took place in America from 1800 to 1844. Learn about key events such as the Election of 1824, the Tariff Battle, and the Jacksonian Presidency. Discover the impact of Andrew Jackson on the executive branch and the controversial Indian Removal Act.
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The Rise of Popular Politics, 1810 - 1828 • The Decline of the Notables and the Rise of Parties • The Rise of Democracy: • More Americans (white males) participated in politics • Property requirements and taxpaying requirements disappeared in many states • Western states gain more prominence • Parties Take Command: • Martin Van Buren helped introduce political machines – rewarded supporters with jobs (patronage, spoils system) • The Election of 1824 (The “Corrupt Bargain”): • 4candidates for the election of 1824 • None win an electoral majority, although Andrew Jackson has most electoral and popular votes • According to the 12th Amendment, the House would then decide on the top 3 candidates • Henry Clay (Speaker of the House), finished 4th and was out of the running • He threw his support behind JQA • Adams becomes president, Henry Clay becomes his Secretary of State (stepping stone to the presidency)
The Rise of Popular Politics, 1810 - 1828 • The Last Notable President: JQA • JQA favored the American System • 3 parts – internal improvements, tariffs, BUS • The Fate of Adams’s Policies: • Many Jacksonians rejected the American System • The Tariff Battle: • Tariff of Abominations (1828): • Raised tariff rates drastically • Hated by South • Favored by manufacturers in NE • “The Democracy” and the Election of 1828 • John C. Calhoun ran as Jackson’s VP • Increased voter turnout in 1828 (Jackson won by a large margin)
The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829 – 1837 • Jackson’s Agenda: Rotation and Decentralization: • Kitchen Cabinet: • Group of official and unofficial advisors to Jackson • The Tariff and Nullification: • Slave owners feared high tariffs -> feared that slavery would be outlawed next • John C. Calhoun (sitting VP) • Wrote South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828) • Urged states to nullify the Tariff of Abominations • Argued since the states created the federal government, they had the ability to nullify federal laws • Drew on VA and KY Resolutions • Webster-Hayne Debate: • States’ Rights (Hayne) v. National Power (Webster) • Hayne advocated nullification • “Second Reply to Hayne” • Webster advocated national power • “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.” • Compromise Tariff of 1833 (Henry Clay): • Reduced tariff rates by 10% per year for 8 years • Force Bill: • President could use military in future to collect tariffs
The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829 – 1837 • The Bank War: • Nicholas Biddle: • President of the BUS • 1832 veto: • Jackson vetoes the re-charter of the BUS (BUS would expire in 1836) • Removal of Bank Deposits: • Jackson removed all government deposits from the BUS and placed in state “pet” banks • Biddle called in loans -> economic crisis ensues • Roger B. Taney • Jackson’s Treasury Secretary, appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after Marshall died (1835)
The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829 – 1837 • Indian Removal • Jackson advocated removal of Natives west of Mississippi River • “5 Civilized Tribes” • Located in the South – GA, AL, MS, FL • Indian Removal Act (1830) • Aimed to move southern tribes to west of MS River • Worcester v. Georgia (1832) • Supreme Court stated Natives could NOT be forced to move • Jackson ignores the decision • Trail of Tears: • Winter of 1838 • Forced removal of 1,000s of Natives • Thousands died during or shortly after arriving out west
The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829 – 1837 • The Jacksonian Impact: • Jackson drastically increased the power of the executive branch • The Taney Court: • Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837): • Contracts could be breached if it benefited the community • In essence, it reversed Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Class, Culture, and the Second Party System • The Whig Worldview: • Formed in response to “King Andrew I” • Favored strong central government • Promoted industry and internal improvements (especially in the West) • Anti-Masons Become Whigs: • 1st 3rd Party • Anti-secret society • Election of 1836: • MVB vs. several Whigs (hope to send to the House a la 1828) • MVB wins, is plagued by the Panic of 1837: • Causes: • Overspeculation, crop failures, panics in Europe • Effects: • 100s of banks failed, unemployment grew, prices of land dropped
“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” • Election of 1840 • MVB v. “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” • “Log Cabins and Hard Cider” • “Get the ball rolling” • WHH dies 30 days into his presidency • Tyler “His Ascendency” • Democrat at heart, hated Jackson • Once in office, Tyler rejected many Whig programs, became a president without a party • Ethnocultural politics – voting along ethnic and/or religious lines • Irish, Germans, and Catholics tended to vote Democratic
Quick Review • Corrupt Bargain of 1824 • Jacksonian Democracy = increased suffrage for white males • Tariff of Abominations • Nullification Crisis • Bank War • Formation of the Whigs • Indian Removal Act -> Trail of Tears
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